2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
East Division
2015–16 record 17–7 (9–2 OVC)
Head coach Steve Payne (5th year)
Assistant coach Rick Cabrera
Assistant coach Frank Davis
Assistant coach Jason Taylor
Home arena Eblen Center
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Tennessee Tech 10 3   .769     18 8   .692
Belmont 10 3   .769     18 9   .667
Tennessee State 9 3   .750     18 7   .720
Morehead State 8 5   .615     14 11   .560
Eastern Kentucky 5 8   .385     14 14   .500
Jacksonville State 4 9   .308     8 20   .286
West
Murray State 8 5   .615     14 12   .538
Tennessee–Martin 7 5   .583     15 12   .556
Eastern Illinois 7 6   .538     11 15   .423
Austin Peay 5 8   .385     12 16   .429
SIU Edwardsville 2 11   .154     5 20   .200
Southeast Missouri St. 2 11   .154     5 21   .192
2016 OVC tournament winner
As of February 13, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles men's basketball team represents Tennessee Technological University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Steve Payne, play their home games at the Eblen Center and are members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Shirmane Thomas Guard 6–2 175 Junior Homer, Louisiana
1 Markell Henderson Guard 6–5 195 Junior Boswell, Oklahoma
2 Hakeem Rogers Guard 6–1 175 Junior Elizabeth, New Jersey
4 Aleksa Jugovic Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Leskovac, Serbia
11 Micaiah Henry Center 6–8 230 Freshman Decatur, Georgia
12 Torrance Rowe Guard 6–1 175 Senior Atlanta, Georgia
13 Ryan Martin Forward 6–9 225 Junior London, England
20 Savonte Frazier Guard 6–1 180 RS–Freshman Lake Wales, Florida
21 Conner Hall Guard 6–3 195 Freshman Gainesboro, Tennessee
22 Courtney Alexander Forward 6–7 195 Freshman Mableton, Georgia
23 Josiah Moore Guard 6–5 215 RS–Senior Atlanta, Georgia
25 Mason Ramsey Forward 6–6 220 RS–Sophomore Livingston, Tennessee
35 Anthony Morse Forward 6–9 230 Senior Lawrenceville, Georgia

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/14/2015*
7:30 PM
Piedmont College W 110–72  1–0
Eblen Center (1,615)
Cookeville, TN
11/16/2015*
8:00 PM
at Air Force
Air Force Classic
L 70–80  1–1
Clune Arena (488)
Colorado Springs, CO
11/18/2015*
8:00 PM
at New Mexico State
Air Force Classic
L 63–76  1–2
Pan American Center (4,104)
Las Cruces, NM
11/24/2015*
6:00 PM
Jackson State W 86–82 OT 2–2
Eblen Center (779)
Cookeville, TN
11/27/2015*
6:00 PM
Robert Morris
Air Force Classic
W 85–72  3–2
Eblen Center (760)
Cookeville, TN
11/28/2015*
5:30 PM
UC Clermont W 91–66  4–2
Eblen Center (755)
Cookeville, TN
11/29/2015*
2:00 PM
Mississippi Valley State
Air Force Classic
W 101–64  5–2
Eblen Center (605)
Cookeville, TN
12/02/2015*
6:00 PM
East Tennessee State W 63–61  6–2
Eblen Center (1,011)
Cookeville, TN
12/05/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Lipscomb W 81–78  7–2
Allen Arena (1,620)
Nashville, TN
12/12/2015*
7:00 PM, SECN
at Arkansas L 57–83  7–3
Bud Walton Arena (14,336)
Fayetteville, AR
12/15/2015*
6:00 PM
at Chattanooga L 69–80  7–4
McKenzie Arena (2,500)
Chattanooga, TN
12/18/2015*
7:30 PM
Miami (OH) W 77–64  8–4
Eblen Center (1,378)
Cookeville, TN
12/22/2015*
7:30 PM, ESPN3
at Iowa L 63–85  8–5
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,432)
Iowa City, IA
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2015
3:00 PM
Eastern Illinois W 94–84  9–5
(1–0)
Eblen Center (1,272)
Cookeville, TN
01/02/2016
7:30 PM
SIU Edwardsville W 86–63  10–5
(2–0)
Eblen Center (1,581)
Cookeville, TN
01/07/2016
7:00 PM
at Murray State W 71–65  11–5
(3–0)
CFSB Center (3,063)
Murray, KY
01/09/2016
7:00 PM
at Austin Peay W 72–66  12–5
(4–0)
Dunn Center (1,585)
Clarksville, TN
01/13/2016
6:00 PM
at Tennessee–Martin L 90–96  12–6
(4–1)
Skyhawk Arena (1,497)
Martin, TN
01/16/2016
7:30 PM
Southeast Missouri State W 91–55  13–6
(5–1)
Eblen Center (2,386)
Cookeville, TN
01/21/2016
6:00 PM
at Morehead State L 74–81  13–7
(5–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,735)
Morehead, KY
01/23/2016
1:00 PM
at Eastern Kentucky W 89–83  14–7
(6–2)
McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, KY
01/28/2016
8:00 PM, ASN
Tennessee State W 81–79  15–7
(7–2)
Eblen Center (2,146)
Cookeville, TN
01/30/2016
7:30 PM
Belmont W 89–79  16–7
(8–2)
Eblen Center (4,428)
Cookeville, TN
02/06/2016
4:30 PM
at Jacksonville State W 68–58  17–7
(9–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,248)
Jacksonville, AL
02/10/2016
7:30 PM
at Tennessee State   
Gentry Complex
Nashville, TN
02/13/2016
7:30 PM
Jacksonville State   
Eblen Center
Cookeville, TN
02/20/2016
5:00 PM
at Belmont   
Curb Event Center
Nashville, TN
02/25/2016
6:00 PM
Morehead State   
Eblen Center
Cookeville, TN
02/27/2016
1:00 PM
Eastern Kentucky   
Eblen Center
Cookeville, TN
Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
03/05–08/2016
vs.    
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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